Daily Tous Les Jours at the National Gallery of Canada

26 February 2025 Daily Tous Les Jours at the National Gallery of Canada

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DAILY TOUS LES JOURS

AT THE NATIONAL GALLERY OF CANADA

We are pleased to share the latest work Spaghetti Chorus by the collective Daily Tous Les Jours, currently on display in the Scotiabank Great Hall of the National Gallery of Canada in Ottawa, running until March 30. The artist duo, composed of Mouna Andraos and Melissa Mongiat, presents a communication device using luminous threads, where voices become music and light. (https://www.gallery.ca/whats-on/calendar/spaghetti-chorus)

Daily Tous Les Jours, Chœur Spaghetti   |   Musée des beaux-arts du Canada

Melissa Mongiat took part in the 2009 Montreal Biennale with an interactive installation, La Conspiration du Bien. This work unfolded along Saint-Laurent Boulevard and within the former École Bourget, on De la Montagne Street, which served as the headquarters for that year’s BNL MTL.

Curator: Claude Gosselin (https://ciac.ca/documents/BNL-MTL/2009/fr/melissa-mongiat.html).

The installation invited citizens to become active participants, engaging as “conspirators” by sharing messages of hope. Melissa Mongiat sought to instill an essential optimism in her hometown. We have fond memories of this piece, which garnered widespread public engagement.

Since the formation of Daily Tous Les Jours in 2010, their large-scale international projects have cultivated this playful and dynamic approach to public spaces. Their installations offer individuals the opportunity to inhabit these contested areas with hope.

La Conspiration du Bien – Boul. Saint-Laurent – Avril 2009   |   Photo : Martine Frossard – BNL MTL 2009